• Image of Asarum megacalyx 'Green Sheen' taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
    Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
  • Image of Asarum megacalyx 'Green Sheen' taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
    Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
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Asarum megacalyx 'Green Sheen'

Green Sheen Giant Calyx Wild Ginger

This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.

Shop Available Asarum

Item #: 5989

Zones: 5b to 8b, at least

Dormancy: Evergreen

Height: 3" tall

Culture: Part Sun to Shade

Origin: Japan

Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


Logo indicating plant is one of Plant Delights' Introductions

Asarum megacalyx makes a superb evergreen groundcover patch that reaches 2' wide in 5 years. The glossy dark green foliage of Asarum 'Green Sheen' hides the huge thumb-sized dark purple flowers that appear in late February to early March in NC. When we grew this in deep shade, we only saw a few scattered flowers, but when planted in a site that received a couple of hours of afternoon sun, it produced hundreds of flowers...amazing. This is a form of the northern Honshu, Japan native that we originally received from Eco Gardens. Asarum megacalyx 'Green Sheen' has very dark, shiny green leaves, which emerge nicely patterned, but only in spring. Slightly moist, organic soils make the best habitat.